Precious metal prices, particularly gold and silver, experienced a significant surge in the national capital as investors sought safe-haven assets amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
In signs of improving labour market, private companies in the US generated 201,000 new jobs this month.
Signalling an improvement in the strained American labour market, US private companies added as many as 32,000 new jobs in April.
Knowledge workers and mid-career professionals in India are hopeful that artificial intelligence will positively impact their roles, even as concerns about job displacement persist, especially among younger professionals, a top official of a human capital management solutions provider has said. At a time when AI has become a critical part of an organisation's functioning, many professionals see the positive possibilities of AI.
Non-farm private employment decreased 2,98,000 from July to August 2009, according to the ADP National Employment Report released on Wednesday. The report noted that the estimated change of employment from June to July was revised by 11,000 from a decline of 3,71,000 to a decline of 3,60,000.
Rising for the sixth consecutive session, gold prices rallied Rs 1,000 to hit yet another record high of Rs 105,670 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, lifted by expectations of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve this month and robust demand in overseas markets.
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